We raise a salute to Ray Tomlinson (at BBN in Boston), who began the now-universal practice of using the symbol @ in email. He turned apparent blasphemy into simple communication. (Thanks to Ig Nobel Prize winner Michael Turvey for bringing this to our attention.)
Category: Improbable Investigators
People who do research that makes people LAUGH, then THINK.
Crime and punishment: Small twist
“He wanted to use the 100-hour punishment to read books about endangered species statutes and lobby Congress to change the law he violated, according to documents filed in the U.S. court,” says a Hearst Newspapers report, published July 31, 2005 in the Washington Examiner. He is Lawrence Small, who runs the Smithsonian Institution. The newspaper […]
Of Atkins we sing
"The company started by the late nutrition guru Dr. Robert C. Atkins to promote a low-carb lifestyle has filed for bankruptcy court protection, a further sign of the waning popularity of the diet." So says an August 1, 2005 report from the Associated Press. How to mark this day? Perhaps by singing songs (or watching […]
Mint-sniffing on the commute
"Professor?s Study Finds That Peppermint and Cinnamon Lower Frustration and Increase Alertness in Drivers." Thus rings the headline on a press release issued by Wheeling Jesuit University about its rising star, Professor Bryan Raudenbush.